Thursday, November 17, 2011

9:25 AM

Hedge fund manager and community banker Eric Hovde says he's inching toward a bid for the U.S. Senate, but won’t make a final decision until after the holidays.

“Am I moving closer to a run? Yes. Am I putting the pieces in place in case I decide to run? Yes. Have I made a final decision? No,” the Republican told WisPolitics.com.

The Wisconsin native moved back to Madison this fall after spending much of the past two decades living in Washington, D.C. If he gets in the race, he'd join a field expected to include Jeff Fitzgerald, Frank Lasee, Mark Neumann, and Tommy Thompson.